Straits News

Trip Start Aug 01, 2008
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Trip End Dec 20, 2008


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Where I stayed
MV Aenne
(Melaka hotels)

Flag of Malaysia  , Melaka State,
Saturday, November 22, 2008

Saturday 22 November

Malacca Strait                                  N 01° 23.9'          E 103° 14.3'

Scheduled to leave at 07:00, were away promptly at 09:00. Good view of the city and anchorages. Then intermittent islands and coastline as we proceed up the Strait. As I write this at about 16:00, we can see Melaka (aka Malacca) about five miles off to starboard. The sea is calm, but there's more wind than our 20kt creates, I think.

But the main weather news is it's hot: thirty-one Celsius in the shade at noon. And the air conditioning isn't anywhere near coping. So, you go outside for a bit, get hot and come in for a bit, get hot with higher humidity but less breeze, then go out and so on. I'm no longer looking forward to the Red Sea!
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